Part 4: 1

I'd secretly dated Antonio Kaufman, my brother's best friend, for seven years.

I always believed a proposal was inevitable.

Then I discovered he was waiting for his first love to return.

I was a placeholder, a convenient means to an end.

***

I followed Antonio to a bar, eavesdropping on his conversation with friends.

"Antonio, now that your true love is back, what about Grace?" one asked.

Antonio's silence hung heavy in the air.

Another man snickered, "Freddy warned us off his sis... He wouldn't let anyone hurt her."

It was common knowledge.

"Alicia dumped me. I was just trying

get back at her." Antonio finally said, his

at Alicia

showered me with

bolted out in tears, he shoved me aside,

into a table, scalding myself and ruining

hurting, I marched into Antonio's

been forbidden to

on his desk, was a photo of him

an arranged marriage,

just been thinking.

you be back? You should

it. The sooner I agree, the sooner the company's

now,"

in touch with Antonio? I heard his first love is back. Invite him

was serious, devoid

humor.

hit me then: he knew about Alicia. That explained

voice. "We are

I quickly said goodbye

call.

looked up to meet Antonio's smiling eyes.

raised an eyebrow and pulled me into his

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